Problem is everything ends up going wrong and costs a bloody fortune to fix. I spent so much money on my Mondeo, I was glad when I traded it in for new car.
The average trip length in the UK for commuting (which is by far the longest average of trip types) is 31 minutes. I do an hour each way, could charge at work anyway, and wouldn't do more.
The vast vast majority of people in the UK could use even a low range car like the Leaf for 99% of all their trips and with the cash saved on petrol and tax afford to rent a ICE car or take a train for the rare long distance journey.
You shouldn't be driving for 4 hours anyway. A Model S has a range of @300 miles and charges to 50% in 20 minutes, the time of a wee and a cup of coffee. People have driven them coast to coast in the US. The Model 3 will have similar or better stats and almost half the price next year. Similar models from the big manufacturers will follow.
You might be in the 0.001% who genuinely couldn't switch to electric and that's cool, but don't pretend you are normal or your outlier preferences effect the validity of the product overall.
The average trip length in the UK for commuting (which is by far the longest average of trip types) is 31 minutes. I do an hour each way, could charge at work anyway, and wouldn't do more.
The vast vast majority of people in the UK could use even a low range car like the Leaf for 99% of all their trips and with the cash saved on petrol and tax afford to rent a ICE car or take a train for the rare long distance journey.
You shouldn't be driving for 4 hours anyway. A Model S has a range of @300 miles and charges to 50% in 20 minutes, the time of a wee and a cup of coffee. People have driven them coast to coast in the US. The Model 3 will have similar or better stats and almost half the price next year. Similar models from the big manufacturers will follow.
You might be in the 0.001% who genuinely couldn't switch to electric and that's cool, but don't pretend you are normal or your outlier preferences effect the validity of the product overall.
The average trip length in the UK for commuting (which is by far the longest average of trip types) is 31 minutes. I do an hour each way, could charge at work anyway, and wouldn't do more.
The vast vast majority of people in the UK could use even a low range car like the Leaf for 99% of all their trips and with the cash saved on petrol and tax afford to rent a ICE car or take a train for the rare long distance journey.
You shouldn't be driving for 4 hours anyway. A Model S has a range of @300 miles and charges to 50% in 20 minutes, the time of a wee and a cup of coffee. People have driven them coast to coast in the US. The Model 3 will have similar or better stats and almost half the price next year. Similar models from the big manufacturers will follow.
You might be in the 0.001% who genuinely couldn't switch to electric and that's cool, but don't pretend you are normal or your outlier preferences effect the validity of the product overall.